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A Weblog Dedicated to the Discussion of the Christian Faith and 21st Century Life___I do not seek to understand that I may believe, but I believe in order to understand. For this also I believe, –that unless I believed, I should not understand.-- St. Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109)

Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Scriptures and Prayer for Wednesday in Holy Week

Gospel: John 13:21-32
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Lord God, whose blessed Son our Savior gave his body to be whipped and his face to be spit upon: Give us grace to accept joyfully the sufferings of the present time, confident of the glory that shall be revealed; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The one God is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, the God of Israel, and the Trinitarian God revealed to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In the prayer, the term "God" is short-hand for "Father, Son, and Holy Spirit."